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| Josephine
Koo Mei-Wah |
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| 顧美華 |
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| Biography:
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To
say Josephine Koo Mei-Wah is a late bloomer would be a
bit of an understatement. She started her acting career
in her early thirties, a time when most actresses begin
to plan their retirement. Divorced after over 12 years
of marriage, Koo had hit a crossroads; she had little
or no work experience, so a friend with contacts in the
entertainment business helped her get into acting. It
seemed that her age actually worked to her advantage,
as Koo brought a mature and serene quality to her performances
that was (and still is) rare in youth-obsessed Hong Kong
Cinema. Her onscreen debut in Yim Ho’s critically acclaimed
Homecoming (1984) was rewarded with the Best New
Artist Award and a nomination for Best Actress at the
Hong Kong Film Awards. This was followed by a Hong Kong
Film Award Best Supporting Actress nomination for A
Fishy Story (1989) and a Golden Horse Best Supporting
Actress Award win for To Liv(e) (1992), both films
in which she played a woman with younger male lovers.
Western audiences may know her better as Kenneth Tsang’s
wife in Police Story 3: Super Cop (1992). In 2004
Koo beat out Zhang Ziyi and Joey Wong for the Best Actress
Award at the 7th Annual Shanghai International Film Festival
with her performance in Shanghai Story (CHINA 2004).
The audience reportedly gasped in surprise when Koo, who
still looks radiant and elegant, went to up to receive
the award and it was revealed that she was already 52
years old and a grandmother. (Yinique 2005) |
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